AUSTRALIAN COLONIES, VICTORIA, GENERAL

Lot 110		Estimate: $500 Realised Price : $420 1856-1912 extensive collection, mostly used, on leaves, with wide range of Emblems printings, Woodblocks including 1/- Registered and 2/- imperf and perf, large group of Laureates with values to 5/- Blue and Red (6), including emergency printings, 1873-1901 issues to 2/6d with a quantity of the 1873 ½d Bell Design, 1901-12 Postage issues to 5/- (4), few Postage Dues, and a page of large-size Stamp Duties to £1, all with postal cancellations. A useful lot (466)
Lot 111		Estimate: $800 Realised Price : $600 1850-54 Half-lengths Lithographed by Thomas Ham 3d Pale Greenish-blue Third State of die left marginal strip of 4 used on 1853 (2 Dec) envelope (220 x 90mm) from Melbourne to Braintree, Essex. Strip touched in places and tied by Barred Oval 1 obliterators, diagonal crease in upper left selvedge. Manuscript '4/' due on arrival, and with arrival cds in red on reverse. Two small tears at top of envelope and flap tears reinforced with hinges, otherwise of fine appearance
Lot 112		Estimate: $12,500 1850-54 Half-lengths Lithographed by Thomas Ham 2d Dull Brownish-lilac Sixth Printing variety 'Retouch to N.E. Corner Square and Upper Right Frame' (Type 23), fine unused without gum, small but clear margins (barely touching at base), good colour. Tiny black dot on dress and trace of slight crease in the upper half of the stamp on reverse (not visible from front). A major Half-length rarity, and the only unused example of this retouch which we record, ex Purves and Perry. SG 15e, cat £10000
Lot 113		Estimate: $80 Realised Price : $60 1854-59 1/- Octagonal Imperforate (2) and Perf. 12 (2) used (one perf faults) (4)
Lot 114		Estimate: $500 Realised Price : $1,350 1858 Emblems Printings by F.W. Robinson 4d Pale Dull rose Imperforate on Horizontal Laid Paper cancelled Barred Numeral '1'. This stamp is unlisted by SG, although the same stamp rouletted is listed as No. 71a. Kellow in 'The Stamps of Victoria' records that several examples have been recorded imperforate, but such stamps need to be differentiated from later perforated printings with trimmed margins. This stamp has the characteristics of the early Robinson printings, and has three large margins (just touched at left), suggesting it is a genuine imperforate stamp, with Peter Holcombe Certificate agreeing with this opinion. A very rare stamp
Lot 115		Estimate: $1,200 1859 Perforated 12 by Robinson 3d Greenish-blue Half-Length Lithographed by Campbell & Fergusson, unused without gum, straight edge at top impinging on design, and light stain at middle right, nevertheless a rare stamp which is unpriced by SG
Lot 116		Estimate: $250 1867-81 Laureates Watermark V over Crown (V1) Perf 13 3d Lilac, fresh but largely no gum. SG 133, cat £475
Lot 117		Estimate: $400 Realised Price : $300 1867-81 Laureates Watermark V over Crown (V1) 5/- Blue on Yellow cancelled Melbourne duplex dated DC 28 67, fine. This famous stamp was first delivered into stock on 26 December 1867, so this example may be the earliest recorded date of use. SG 139, cat £450+
Lot 118		Estimate: $170 1873-84 Bell Designs 1d Green on Yellow Wmk V over Crown (V1) Emergency Printing fine mint with large part OG. SG 196, cat £160
Lot 119		Estimate: $350 1882-84 Naish Designs Watermark V over Crown (V2) 2d Dull Grey-brown perf. 12 fine used and cancelled portion of Ballarat '5' duplex, very scarce. SG 210ab, cat £425
Lot 120		Estimate: $140 1884-96 Stamp Duties Typographed Watermark V over Crown (V1) Perf 12½ 5/- Claret on Yellow, very fine with virtually full OG, trace of hinge. SG 260b, unpriced
Lot 121		Estimate: $140 1884-96 Stamp Duties Typographed Watermark V over Crown (V1) 5/- Pale Claret on Yellow Perf 12½, very fine with large part OG. SG 260c, cat £130
Lot 122		Estimate: $80 1884-96 Stamp Duties Typographed Watermark V over Crown (V1) Perf 12½ 5/- Pale Claret on Yellow, part somewhat toned OG. SG 260c, cat £130
Lot 123		Estimate: $200 1884-96 Stamp Duties Typographed Watermark V over Crown (V1) 5/- Reddish-Purple on Lemon Perf 12½ very fine with part OG. SG 260d, £120
Lot 124		Estimate: $100 1884-96 Stamp Duties Typographed Watermark V over Crown (V2) Perf 12½ 3/- Drab, fine with large part toned OG. SG 268, cat £150
Lot 125		Estimate: $140 1884-96 Stamp Duties Typographed Watermark V over Crown (V2) Perf 12½ 3/- Olive-drab fine with part OG. SG 268a, cat £140
Lot 126		Estimate: $140 Realised Price : $125 1884-96 Stamp Duties Typographed Watermark V over Crown (V2) Perf 12½ 3/- Olive-drab very fine with large part OG. SG 268a, cat £140
Lot 127		Estimate: $750 Realised Price : $3,800 1884-1900 Stamp Duty Watermark V over Crown (V2) Upright Perf 12½ £100 Aniline Crimson printed direct from die with selvedge all round, however with manuscript 'Specimen' removed and regummed. Very fine appearance. SG 285c, cat £1800+ as fiscally used
Lot 128		Estimate: $120 Realised Price : $105 1896-99 Watermark V over Crown (V3) Perf 12½ 4/- Orange part OG, some adhesions on reverse. SG 0346, cat £170
Lot 129		Estimate: $100 Realised Price : $75 1897 Charity 1d (1/-) Blue and 2½d (2/6d) Red-brown large part OG, somewhat toned. SG 353-354, cat £150 (2)
Lot 130		Estimate: $400 1899-1901 Watermark V over Crown (V4) Perf 12½ 2/6d Yellow, small gum thins, otherwise very fine with part OG, a scarce stamp. SG 370, cat £600
Lot 131		Estimate: $200 1899-1901 Watermark V over Crown (V4) Perf 12½ 5/- Rosine, two small gum thins otherwise very fine with large part OG. SG 372, cat £200
Lot 132		Estimate: $250 Realised Price : $190 1900 Boer War Fund Charity 1d Olive-brown and 2d Emerald-green fine mint, large part OG. SG 374-5, cat £460 (2)
Lot 133		Estimate: $90 Realised Price : $70 1901-10 Watermark V over Crown, Perf 12 x 12½ 1d Rose-red overprinted with two black bars for use in coil trials, strips of 10 and 4 and block of 4, superb MUH (18)
Lot 134		Estimate: $200 Realised Price : $150 1905-13 Watermark Crown over Double-lined A Perf 12½ £1 Dull Rose large part OG with couple of minor gum creases, toning on several perfs at top visible only from back. SG 431, cat £350